It reflected itself in her slightly heightened colour, in the increased brilliance of her eyes, in the confident case of all her movements.

It added a compelling softness to her voice.
She never quite remembered what the talk was about.

Men were brought up and presented to her, and hung about her words, and sought to please her.
She had spoken her own thoughts, indifferent whether they expressed agreement or not; and the argument had invariably taken another plane.

It seemed so important that she should be convinced.

Some had succeeded, and had been strengthened.